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2023 Most Popular International Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best International Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

International Studies is the #145 most popular major in the country with 918 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular International Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the International Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular International Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for international studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the international studies majors at the school.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for international studies students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Full International Studies at Michigan State University Report

#3

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mount Mary University is a great place for international studies students working on their graduate certificate. Mount Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Read full report on International Studies at Mount Mary University

Best International Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best international studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1
Illinois 6
Ohio 2
Indiana 29
Wisconsin 0

International Studies is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to International Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Yerpo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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